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Old 01-29-2014, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by LittleBuddy
if anyone is in the market: 35" KM2s

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/pts/4309278080.html
if I had the money for them I would, since that's eventually what I would want to be running.
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Originally Posted by dukie564
Damn lol
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Originally Posted by dukie564
My MTZs have been nothing short of fantastic in those conditions...if you got the cash they're well worth it

have you ever wished you did 35s over 33s? and with your current set-up?
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Trying to pick out tires sucks. Running a 15" wheel will save you a little cash but from what I saw during my search is unless you buy a set second hand they all run relatively the same price vendor to vendor.

FWIW I do like my nitto's but I tend to see them on prissy JK's more than anything else.
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Originally Posted by LittleBuddy

have you ever wished you did 35s over 33s? and with your current set-up?
Every day lol. Not worth the risk to my stock axles though.

I think I'll go straight to 37s once I upgrade
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Originally Posted by dukie564

Every day lol. Not worth the risk to my stock axles though.

I think I'll go straight to 37s once I upgrade
I mean built stock axles can handle 35s no problem. But at the same time why build them for the price of a 44/9 swap which can handle 35s stock.

As of right now I'm planning on a having a beefed 30/8.25. But I'm sure if I read into it enough, I'd feel able to do a 44/9 swap.
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Originally Posted by my89xj
I mean built stock axles can handle 35s no problem. But at the same time why build them for the price of a 44/9 swap which can handle 35s stock.

As of right now I'm planning on a having a beefed 30/8.25. But I'm sure if I read into it enough, I'd feel able to do a 44/9 swap.
I'm keeping the D30 for now. but the 35 has got to go at some point.
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Originally Posted by kuzican

I'm keeping the D30 for now. but the 35 has got to go at some point.
My 35 held up fine with 33s, granted all I did was play in mud. I'm sure rocks would have killed it. With work the 30 can be a very strong axle.

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Originally Posted by my89xj

My 35 held up fine with 33s, granted all I did was play in mud. I'm sure rocks would have killed it. With work the 30 can be a very strong axle.

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No problems with my D35 the other day, and Rob knows I wasn't being gentle.
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

No problems with my D35 the other day, and Rob knows I wasn't being gentle.
I think of it as a ticking time bomb
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Originally Posted by my89xj
My 35 held up fine with 33s, granted all I did was play in mud. I'm sure rocks would have killed it. With work the 30 can be a very strong axle.
Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown
No problems with my D35 the other day, and Rob knows I wasn't being gentle.
tim. all 3 of us had D35s, but yes you were not gentle at all.

you with 33s, me with 32s and aftermarket LSD, and damien had 35s with factory LSD.

for my D30 I have a mini truss that goes in between the pumpkin and UCA mount and I plan on keeping the axle shafts stock. because when I regear I'd rather have the axleshaft break and everything else be fine, then have the gears be the weak point.
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Originally Posted by fritzthekatt
Trying to pick out tires sucks. Running a 15" wheel will save you a little cash but from what I saw during my search is unless you buy a set second hand they all run relatively the same price vendor to vendor.

FWIW I do like my nitto's but I tend to see them on prissy JK's more than anything else.
yup, a little cheaper than 17s. I was actually surprised in the price difference, to the point I was thinking 35s.

Originally Posted by dukie564
Every day lol. Not worth the risk to my stock axles though.

I think I'll go straight to 37s once I upgrade
you have secrets??

Originally Posted by my89xj
My 35 held up fine with 33s, granted all I did was play in mud. I'm sure rocks would have killed it. With work the 30 can be a very strong axle.

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I plan on getting a truss and gussets, just didn't plan on doing it so soon if I did go to 35s.

Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown
No problems with my D35 the other day, and Rob knows I wasn't being gentle.
you have what some call, a reputation..
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Originally Posted by LittleBuddy

you have what some call, a reputation..
A well deserved one.

First time I wheeled the YJ was Sunday. I started out gentle and cautious, but got comfortable pretty quickly. I ended up following all the lines they did without getting stuck, and I have open diffs compared to their locker/LSD setups. I couldn't be gentle the whole time if I wanted to keep up.
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown
A well deserved one.

First time I wheeled the YJ was Sunday. I started out gentle and cautious, but got comfortable pretty quickly. I ended up following all the lines they did without getting stuck, and I have open diffs compared to their locker/LSD setups. I couldn't be gentle the whole time if I wanted to keep up.
yeah. no way you could be gentle with all that. especially that one hill climb that we struggled to get up. i told damien watch him get it in one try, and look what happened.
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I have faith in open diffs, they keep me from trying things I probably shouldn't. I'll probably do a rear locker down the road, but I've got other wants before that


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